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From Writing to Speech – An Optimality Theoretic Approach to Formation of Acronyms in the English Language

This chapter provides a tentative analysis of formation of English acronyms as a result of interaction of constraints within the Optimality Theory framework. Recent works on abbreviations show that revisiting earlier assumptions and recasting them in this new architecture can provide us with better insights about their creation.

abbreviations, acronyms, alphabetisms, Optimality Theory, word-formation

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